Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-29
HERDS OF SICK CATTLE.
THE REPORT OF THE BUREAU CT
ANIMAL INDUSTRY.

Where the Pieuro Has Been Found. ln-
vestigated and the Stamping Out Pro-
cess Begun-Pennsylvania's Cool Propp-
sition-The President and the Deles A.
tions-Crime and a Pension.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 29-The chief of
the bureau of animal industry has Just made
a preliminary report to the commissioner OF
agriculture on the progress of the work for
the suppression of pleuro-pneumoniaf for the
six months ended June 30, 1887, He states
that the last appropriation of $500, 900, aud
the law giving authority TO compensate for
diseased and exposed animals, and also &c
quarantine and disinfect premises, has enabled
the bureau to accomplish very much more
than had been possible previous to that time.
The new rIles and regulations made TO con
form with this act, issued April IS, for co
operating with the various states, though as
summing much more authority than the old
ones, have been very favorably received and
accepted by the authorities of twenty-five
states and seven territories The legislatures
of the states of Illinois, New York, Rhode
Island, and Virginia have passed acts giving
the quarantining, condemnation, and de
struction of animals affected and exposed tc
dangerous contagious diseases.
Pennsylvania is the only state in the unior
believed to be affected with pleuro-pneumo
MIA the authorities of which have declined
both to accept the new rules and regulations
and to give the national inspectors any re
cognition in this work The last communi
cation received from the governors agent is
to the effect that providing the attorney gen
eral decides favorably the department of
agriculture will be permitted to pay the ex-
pense of the work in Pennsylvania, on eondi'
ton that the work is done under the supervi
sion of an officer under the governors con
| troll, and subject to rules emanating from
him Such rules must be subject TO abroga.
ton by either party, so soon as they are
shown not to be to the advantage of either
and there must be no possibility of damage
to the interests of the state by the action o.
| the national officers
Cooperation is not recommended upor
| these terms, as it is believed that work under
| such conditions would be no more effective
than the present state work, and consequently
| the government has nothing to gain by pay
ing the expenses. An investigation is recon
mended to determine the extent of the infec
ton in Pennsylvania, and if this should prove
sufficient TO endanger the animals of othel
| states the cattle of Pennsy lvania should h
placed in quarantine and prohibited from
going to other states, unless accompanied by
| permit from an inspector of the bureau o.
| animal industry.
During the six months the officers of this
| bureau have inspected , 1868 herds in Illinois
containing y, 65l animals. They have mad'
post mortem examinations on the carcasse.
of 8, lSS animals that have been slaughtered
| from the infected district, and of these -:
animals showed the LESSONS of contagiou.
pleuro-pneumonia. Since April 20, 81!
animals have been compulsorily slaughtered
in Cook county alone and paid for by thi
bureau OF these, PA, or nearly 80 per cent.
were affected by this disease Very few
affected animals are now being found and i
is believed that the outbreak is about stampe,
out.
In Maryland 2,406 herds have been In
spected, containing y, 759 animals Of thes
herds 23S containing 1876 animals, wer
quarantined The number of diseased ami
mails found in these herds was IA One thou
sand two hundred and tifty-three post-morteu
examinations have been made on carcasses o
| slaughtered ANIMALS showing IDS to have bee
affected with pleuro- pneumonia. Very fey
recent cases of the disease have been found
and it is believed that but little more troubl
is TO be apprehended.
| The work in New Jersey has only recent
commenced -Four hundred and fiftv-thre
herds, containing 3,Sl5 animals, have bee
inspected Twenty herds have been foun
infected containing 24s head, of which thirty
FIVE were reported diseased Twenty -eigll
animals were slaughtered, of which fiftee
were found to be affected with pleuro- pneu
mona.
In New York seventy-nine herds contain
ing . POI animal, were inspected Of thes
forty five were infected and contained 957 al
imals, of which l25 We're reported diseased
The number slaughtered was III, of whic
twenty five showed the LESSONS of pleuro-pneu
monia
The total number of herds inspected in III
different states during SIX months was ), 81
containing Is, 0a4 animals OF these 29S heri
and II d2S animals have been placed in QUA
antine, among which were found aa4 Iii
eased animals Post-mortem examination
were made on the carcasscs of ASH animal,
and showed that ! lG4 of these were affecte
with pleuro pneumonia.